WINNIPEG – Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) will kick off its fall schedule next week with a renewed emphasis on news and current affairs programming.
Starting September 3, Michael Hutchinson and Cheryl McKenzie host APTN National News, offering comprehensive news coverage with an Aboriginal perspective. Special news programming of note include full coverage of the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry, scheduled to begin September 5, as well as a one-hour special on the First Nations child welfare system which will air on September 7. In addition, APTN InFocus returns Wednesdays starting September 12 as the final segment during the APTN National News broadcast.
APTN Investigates, hosted by Todd Lamirande, returns for its fourth season on September 14. The show’s reporters will once again dig deep into complex issues that this season will include topics like are ‘designer drugs’ also known as ‘bath salts’ really just a click away, and are residential schools death and unmarked graves facts or rumours?
